FS2004 Update unlocks full 19m resolution in VFR Terrain

The official Microsoft FS2004 Update has allowed the full 19m resolution in VFR Terrain to be unlocked

Following the release by Microsoft of the FS2004 Update (also known as the FS9.1 Update), Visual Flight is pleased to announce that with a simple one-line modification to the Flight Simulator configuration file, existing and new users of VFR Terrain are able to benefit not just from the full 19m terrain mesh resolution of the update, but also from the equivalent increase in coast and lake shoreline resolution.

The official Microsoft FS2004 Update is available here:

• http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/default.asp

Manual instructions for increasing the terrain resolution to 19m after installing the update are given in the following  Visual Flight Forum article:

• Enabling 19m resolution in FS9.1

Visual Flight's FSConfig utility has been updated to include an option to set the terrain resolution to 19m. You can obtain FSConfig here:

• http://www.visualflight.co.uk/FSConfig/

Technical background

Anyone interested in the technical background to the 19m terrain resolution in the FS2004 Upgrade can find out more in the following Visual Flight technical article (written before the FS2004 Update was announced):

• FS2002 vs FS2004 Terrain Resolution